# o ULS . Departmen t o f Assistan t Secretar y 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenue , SE ItansportCrtio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar

y ofTrarvjportatio n ^^ p ^ ^ 201 1

•h^r n H J 

### Mr . F . Norma n Bafiinn o '^ \ Presiden t o Toyot aMoto r

Manufacturing , Inc . ^ _. _ 400 0 S . Tuli p Tre e Driv e ^ ^c> o Princeton , I N 4767 0 -- ' : 5 r- o 

### Dea r Mr . Bafunno : Than k yo u for you r lette r t o Secretary LaHoo dsupportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Evansville-Vanderburg h Airport Autiiority Distric t

for agran t unde r th e Smal l Conmiunity Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dtha t

T respon do n hi s behal f Th e Smal l Conmiunit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig h airfare s an dinsufficien t service. Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen t ma y us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s wit h latitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financia l assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

2 . A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t o n th e merit s o f an y particula r

proposal . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

wil l giv e full consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e fiirther

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l fi-ee t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours .

Susa n L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s

### S1()-1I()S26-( I 

# TOYOT A Toyottt Moto rManufacturine , liKfisna , ITK . 400 0 S.Tuli p Tre e Drive Princeton , I N 4767

0 812-^7-200 0 Augus t 2.201 1 TIM S Honorabl e Ray LaHoo d ScCTCtar y o f Transportatio n U.S . Departmen

t o f Traitsportatio n 40 0 7 * Street , S.W. , Washmgton , D C 2059 0 Dea r Mr . LaHood : ToyotaMoto

r Mamifecturing , Indian aoffers it s suppor t f w aStnali ComrraJDit

y Air Servic e Devdqmuai t

Gran t applicatio n submitte db y th e EvansviUe-Vanderburg h Airpor t Authorit y Distria . ToyotaIndir aha s been doin g busina » in th e Tri-StiM e for more than 1 5 years . Ou

r 4,10 0 tea m mcrobcr s an d thei r

fimuUes, alon g wit

h suppliers , officer

s fromToyot aMoto r

Coip . i n Japa n an d represoitative s fromToyt«a* s Nort h America n mamt&coirin

g andnrnrketin g companies , teive use dth e service s of

Evansvill e Regiona

l Airport . A s amajo

r manufectare

r andan afBliat

e of a larg e globa

l company , ou r

travel need s ar e si^iificant . Thcreft)re , w e strongl y suppor t effort s t o ia^rov e th e frequency andeffici«sic y o f ai r travel i n andou

t o f Evanaxdlle . Beyondour

ow n needs , a-wbran

t airpor t wit h goo dai r servic e i s inqxnian t

t o th e entire busines s communit y an d critica

l t o th e growt

h o f ou r n^on . Receittiy , w e hav e see n airline s scal e bac k sennicc becaus e o f

th e recession , makin g busines s trave l diflScuU. Inlemationa l trave l ha s becom

e particiUarl y challengin g a t

atim e whe n <Hi r communit y i s wwkin g hardt o iiKreas e globa l business . Th e limite dnumbe r of carrio s andflights la s axxease dloca l &re s t o fb

e point tha t peopl e ar e drivin g tw o t o tto w hour s one wa y t o fly (W t o f othe r airport . lit e grant ou r airpor t leadosht p i s seeidn g will b e avaluabl e too l t o sd l ou r communit y t o ne w airlines , particularl y within th e Sta r Alliance , whic h woul dpkc e Evansvill e o n th e inteniationa } trav dmap . Addm

g ane w carrier als o promise s t o brin g doiw n feres t o amore aGcqpubl e level , thu s stimulatin g th e local trave l market . llian k yo u fCH

- considerit % thi s worth

y request . Sincerely , F . Norma n Bafiinno Presiden t 

## TOYOT A



# Da waiFiumm ' #